Pretzel fine ink study

One soft pretzel viewed from slightly above with a coherent continuous dough loop crossing once in the middle. Practice structure, perspective and developed values in fine ink.

A way into the drawing

1. Establish the main shapes

   Map the outer loop and central crossing.

2. Connect the structure

   Trace the dough through the crossing without breaking its thickness.

3. Develop the drawing

   Resolve the connected planes and overlaps, then build layered details and a full range of local values. Preserve clear paper highlights.

A small thing to tryKeep the over-and-under crossing unambiguous.